ATTENTION VCHS BOYS BASKETBALL:
The Boys Basketball game at Hamilton County originally scheduled for 1/14/25 has now been moved to Wednesday 1/15/25 with the JV game starting at 5:30pm.
ATTENTION VCHS GIRLS BASKETBALL:
(1/13/25)Tonight's Girls Basketball Game vs South Central will be Varsity Only starting at 6pm in the VCHS gym.
The VHS Competitive Cheer Squad got top 10 (out of 22) for our Small varsity game day division, and 12th (out of 31) for our small varsity routine division! We were behind the number 10 spot by .42 of a point!
We are proud of you girls! Great job!
It’s still on! Our VCHS FCA is hosting a “GLOW IN THE DARK VOLLEYBALL” 5th quarter tonight after the boys basketball game. The boys JV starts at 4:00 with the varsity game to follow. Once the game concludes, we will have nachos & drinks & put up the net. We will end at 10:00pm.
ATTENTION GIRLS BASKETBALL:
(1/11/25)Tomorrow's girl's basketball game vs Pinckneyville has been postponed until Saturday 1/18 @ 4pm
ATTENTION SENIORS:
Class of 2025 Shirts
Class T-shirt Orders are available.
Orders are due by January 19th
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ATTENTION VCHS GIRLS BASKETBALL:
(1/9/25)Tonight's girls basketball game at Pana will begin with Varsity at 6pm. A modified JV game will be played after the completion of the Varsity game.
📢 Official Public Notice: National Honor Society Candidate Criteria Update
The Vandalia Community High School National Honor Society is committed to recognizing and upholding excellence in academics, leadership, character, and service.
Effective as of the November 25, 2024, School Board Meeting, the GPA requirement for National Honor Society candidate consideration has been updated to 3.8 to align with the current grading scale (4.3).
This updated GPA requirement will be used for candidate selection this year and moving forward. We appreciate the support and understanding of our students, parents, and community as we continue to uphold the highest standards for our chapter.
Thank you for your attention to this important update.
Time to shine, Vandalia students!
In-person learning resumes tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, 2025, for all Vandalia Community Unit Schools!
See you all tomorrow!
Vandalia CUSD #203 will be using an E-Learning day tomorrow, Tuesday, January 7th due to inclement weather and road conditions.
ATTENTION VCHS GIRLS BASKETBALL:
Tonight's game vs BSE has been rescheduled to January 29th at 6:15pm
Due to inclement weather, Vandalia CUSD #203 will be using an E-Learning day on Monday, January 6th. Please check your emails for more information.
Vandalia CUSD #203 is seeking dependable applicants for the position of Substitute Cook with potential for a full-time position. The substitute Cook will perform the following duties: Helps prepare and serve daily meals according to the printed menu, responsible for the cleanliness of the kitchen including equipment and appliances, wash service area, dishes, trays, pots/pans by hand, with sprayer and industrial dishwasher, complies with all county health rules and regulations, ability to communicate with students, parents, and staff in an acceptable/courteous manner, complies with established sanitation standards, personal hygiene, and health standards, may be required to perform additional tasks as required by head cook. You must be able to lift up to 48 lbs and the ability to push and pull up to 30 lbs.
Substitute pay is $15.00 an hour.
All candidates are subject to a Criminal Background, and Fingerprint process. High School diploma or equivalent required.
Applications may be picked up and or turned in at Vandalia Administration Office, 1109 North 8th Street, Vandalia, IL 62471. Located on the Southwest side of the Vandalia High School, door number 9.
Congratulations to VCHS Basketball Player, Wade Brannon for making the All-Tournament Team!
Congratulations to all of the players named on the All-Tournament Team. Updates will be on the website soon: https://www.vandals203.org/page/holiday-tournament
Congratulations to the VCHS Cheerleaders- 1st place at The FNB Community Bank Vandalia Holiday Tournament!
Congratulations to the Boys Basketball Team - 5th Place at The FNB Community Bank Vandalia Holiday Tournament!
Congratulations to VCHS Cheerleader Makenzie! She has been selected as one of the top 10 finalists for the ICCA Scholarship! Senior cheerleaders from all over Illinois applied and finalists were selected based on a combination of GPA and cheerleading skills.
Her next step is an interview on the evening of Friday, January 10th, the day before the championships that our VCHS Cheerleading Team will compete at!
This year the coaches of the Holiday Tournament agreed to a new tie-breaker format for 3 way ties: Quarters won. Each of the teams involved in a 3-way tie take all four of their pool play games and tally the number of quarters in which they scored more than their opponent. Quarters that are tied are not counted for or against. Any Overtime periods, per NFHS rules, are extensions of the 4th Quarter, not separate quarters. If two or three teams have the same number of quarters won, the criteria immediately moves to team cumulative free-throw percentage to break a 3 way tie. Once the top team has been determined, the remaining two teams head-to-head result in pool play determines who receives the 2nd and 3rd spots in the 3-way tie. If the three teams all have different numbers of quarters won, once the three-way tie has been broken and a winner determined by "quarters won", the remaining two teams are sorted by their head-to-head matchup in pool play.
In this year's case in Pool B: Cumberland, Vandalia, and Flora all had 2-2 records. Cumberland won the most quarters in their four pool games with 8. They go to the 3rd place game via this new tie-breaker. The remaining teams are sorted by their head-to-head result in pool play, in which Vandalia defeated Flora. So Vandalia plays for 5th and Flora for 7th place.
See you tomorrow for the final day of the 52nd Annual FNB Community Bank Holiday Tournament. https://www.vandals203.org/o/vandalia/page/holiday-tournament
The Vandalia High School competitive cheerleading squad attended the ICCA Invitational at Peoria yesterday. They had a strong showing, scoring 6th out of 18 teams in their small varsity routine division, and getting a qualifying score for the ICCA Championships. At a previous invitational they attended at Pinckneyville, they received a qualifying score in their game day routine. They will be doing both routines at the ICCA Championships on January 11, 2025, at the Bank of Springfield (BOS) Center in Springfield.
Next competition for us is in Greenville on January 5th.
2024 Football Awards
VCHS Student Council would like to thank the community for supporting their recent bake sale during Red/White Night in November. Through the proceeds from the bake sale, we were able to donate $500 in gifts and gift cards to the Caring & Sharing program. Thank you for helping us spread some Holiday Cheer!
